Telluride is the world’s best film festival.
- Leonard Maltin
JOIN US FOR THE
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44 TH TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
SEPTEMBER 1-4, 2017
If it seems to exist on a higher plane than
Cannes, Toronto or Sundance, this is not just a
Nestled in the base of jaw-dropping vistas, sparkling green hills
and surrounded by 13,000 foot peaks in the heart of the gorgeous
Colorado Rockies, the beautiful Victorian mining town of Telluride
hosts one of the world’s most preeminent film festivals.
matter of altitude. - A.O. Scott, New York Times
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Join our pilgrimage to the top of the world, to the frontier of
experience, when thousands of film connoisseurs gather for
our annual Labor Day weekend film mecca of four days of total
cinematic immersion, memorable social events and the excitement
of the top-secret program reveal.
The film lovers who make this expedition are rewarded many
times over. The beloved Festival offers a spectacular mix of
new American and international films, restored and revived
masterpieces, critical works, thought-provoking shorts, and special
tributes to major artists.
Audiences here [are] serious cinephiles who also like secrets, surprises, and the chance to see movie stars strolling
down Colorado Avenue. - A.O. Scott, New York Times
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL
Meryl Streep
Mahershala Ali & Janelle Monáe
Brie Larson
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• Connects the world’s most passionate film lovers with the world’s most exciting film offerings since 1974
• Is the annual destination for an international array of celebrities, filmmakers, film lovers, journalists, industry executives and sophisticated guests
• Allows attendees the rare privilege of meeting the filmmakers who accompany their cinematic works, attend parties and events celebrating the art of film
in a relaxed, exclusive and intimate environment
Alejandro González Iñárritu, Gael García Bernal & Jon Stewart
FESTIVAL GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED:
Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Casey Affleck, Mahershala Ali, Joan
Allen, Annette Bening, Peter Bogdanovich, Danny Boyle, Ken
Burns, Nicolas Cage, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell,
George Clooney, Glenn Close, Bill Condon, Francis Ford
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Daniel Craig, Bryan Cranston David Cronenberg, Penelope
Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Geoff Dyer, Clint Eastwood, Aaron
Eckhart, Dave Eggers, Ralph Fiennes, David Fincher, Colin
Franco, Andy Garcia, Jennifer Garner, Richard Gere, Terry
Gilliam, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom Hanks, Ethan Hawke, Todd
Haynes, Werner Herzog, Philip Seymour Hoffman, André
Holland, Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu, Tommy Lee Jones,
Michael Keaton, Catherine Keener, Greg Kinnear, Ang
Lee, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Daniel Day Lewis, Laura Linney,
Ray Liotta, George Lucas, William H. Macy, James Mangold,
Robert Redford
Hilary Swank
This is actually one of the few film
festivals that really is about seeing
movies instead of just walking
around and talking about them.
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Firth, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Jodie Foster, James
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Coppola, Sofia Coppola, Roger Corman, Marion Cotillard,
- Ben Affleck, introducing the first screening of
ARGO
Rooney Mara, Rachel McAdams, Steve McQueen, Helen
Ben Affleck
Mirren, Michael Moore, Errol Morris,Viggo Mortenson, Carey
Mulligan, Bill Murray, Peter O’Toole, Alexander Payne, Sean
Penn, Brad Pitt, Dennis Quaid, Mark Ruffalo, Salman Rushdie,
Julian Schnabel, Paul Schrader, Liev Schreiber, Chloe Sevigny,
Stephen Sondheim, Aaron Sorkin, Jon Stewart, Emma Stone,
Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum,
Miles Teller, Ted Turner, Gus Van Sant, Reese Witherspoon,
I’m a film festival virgin. I couldn’t have lost my virginity
to a kinder, more compassionate group.
- Jon Stewart, director of ROSEWATER
Kate Winslet
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Kate Winslet, and many more.
Brad Pitt
“As for the Oscar season, Telluride remains a key launch pad for presumptive hopefuls. Seven of the last eight best picture winners have screened at the fest, including
last year’s “SPOTLIGHT.” Four of them were world premieres.”
- Kristopher Tapley, Variety
La La Land
RECENT PREMIERES & AWARD WINNING FILMS SHOWN AT THE
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL INCLUDE:
127 HOURS, 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS, A SEPARATION, ALBERT NOBBS,
ARGO, ARRIVAL, THE ARTIST, AT ANY PRICE, BABEL, BAD EDUCATION, BAD
Moonlight
LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS, THE BANDS VISIT, BARBARIAN
INVASIONS, BIUTIFUL, BEING JULIA, BIRDMAN, BLACK SWAN, BLEED FOR THIS,
BREAKFAST ON PLUTO, BRIGHT STAR, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN, CAPOTE,
COCO BEFORE CHANEL, THE COUNTERFEITERS, THE DESCENDANTS, THE
DIVING BELL & THE BUTTERFLY, DOGVILLE, ELEPHANT, EVERLASTING MOMENTS,
Room
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED, FINDING NEVERLAND, FOG OF WAR, FOOTNOTE,
FOXCATHER, GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING, GOMORRAH, GUNNER PALACE,
HAPPY GO LUCKY, THE HOMESMAN, HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, HUNGER,
HYDE PARK ON HUDSON, THE ILLUSIONIST, THE IMITATION GAME, I’M NOT
THERE, INCENDIES, INFAMOUS, INSIDE JOB, INTO THE WILD, I’VE LOVED YOU
Spotlight
SO LONG, JUNO, THE KID WITH A BIKE, THE KING’S SPEECH, KINSEY, LA LA
LAND, LAST KING OF SCOTLAND, THE LAST STATION, LITTLE CHILDREN, THE
LIVES OF OTHERS, THE LOST CITY, LOST IN PARIS, LOST IN TRANSLATION,
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA, MARGOT AT THE WEDDING, MOONLIGHT, THE
MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, NEVER LET ME GO, PARADISE NOW, PARANORMAL
Birdman
ACTIVITY, PERSEPOLIS, PINA, THE PROPHET, REVANCHE, ROOM, ROSEWATER,
THE SAVAGES, SHAME, SHATTERED GLASS, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, SPOTLIGHT,
STEVE JOBS, SUFFRAGETTES, SULLY, TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE, UP IN THE AIR,
VOLVER, VENUS, VOLVER, WAKEFIELD, WALK THE LINE, WALTZ WITH BASHIR,
THE WAY BACK, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, THE WHITE RIBBON, WILD.
12 Years A Slave
Argo
The Artist
The King’s Speech
Slumdog Millionaire
Filmmakers all know that going to film festivals is torture. There is
one exception only. For filmmakers, Telluride is a reward. What could
be better than showing your film at the Werner Herzog Theatre, with
Meyer Sound? Only one thing. Showing your film at the Werner Herzog
Theatre, with Meyer Sound, with Werner Herzog in the audience.
- Wim Wenders, director of THE SALT OF THE EARTH
TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL IS:
• A highly prestigious event, considered one of the world’s best film festivals
• A launch for world or North American premieres of important films
• An intimate and exceptional experience, held over four days
• An annual destination for the “who’s who” of the film world
• An expertly programmed showcase designed for sophisticated viewers.
WHY SPONSOR TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL:
• Quality Reach:
The highly desirable audiences are –
Change leaders in their communities
Affluent
Educated
National; over 92% travel in to the event
Active media consumers and early adopters
Passionate about movies
Curious and adventurous
• Passion and Commitment:
The audience is committed to the entire 4 day experience
• Exceptional:
Our exceptional sponsor environment provides excellent brand visibility
• Attention:
Top national press attend
• Accessible:
Accessibility to the filmmakers provides excellent photo opportunities
• First-Class Destination:
Telluride is a first-class destination—the resort location and the Festival
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPONSORS:
Telluride Film Festival Sponsorship is a powerful marketing tool. We invite you to
associate with our prestigious entertainment property.
Our team will craft a custom-designed package to:
• support your company’s business objectives and resources
• integrate your brand, image, products and services with our influential and highly
receptive community of elite attendees and VIP guests
• align your brand with a key element of the Festival
• personalize your experience at the Festival
PLAY A LEADING ROLE: CINEMAS
A Cinema Sponsorship offers association with one of our ten unique theater venues.
CINEMA
DESCRIPTION
Abel Gance
Created in 1979 to show the 1927 masterpiece NAPOLEON by French director Abel Gance, the Open Air Cinema is
located in Elks Park. This theatre, now a much beloved Telluride tradition, shows Festival films each night, free of charge,
to huge enthusiastic crowds.
Backlot
The Backlot is an intimate all-digital video screening room dedicated to the art of film. It provides attendees with a
special behind the scenes look to the past, present and future of cinema where they discover new stories about famous
and unknown film personalities.
Chuck Jones’ Cinema
Seating 500 in a superb, professional theatre with top quality projection equipment and Dolby sound, the “Chuck” is a
favorite of Festival audiences. Located in Mountain Village, the CJC is linked to downtown Telluride by a free, spectacular
12-minute gondola ride.
Galaxy
Le Pierre
Masons Hall
Nugget
Palm
Sheridan Opera House
Werner Herzog
Theatre
Unveiled in 2001, the galactic artistry of the Galaxy theatre quickly made it a Festival favorite. Seating 500 in
partial stadium seating, the Galaxy is a spectacularly designed state of the art theatre, featuring Dolby sound and
immaculate projection.
Named after our longtime friend and one of the world’s great cinephiles Pierre Rissient, Le Pierre is a sophisticated and
intimate venue (135 seats) that features comfortable stadium seating and is equipped with 16mm & 35mm projection as
well as digital video projection.
The historic Masons Hall is the Festival’s own “art” house. Seating 151, and utilizing 35mm & 16mm projection and
Dolby sound, this theatre features the most specialized Festival programs. At the Masons you’ll be treated to films you
could rarely, if ever, see elsewhere.
The Nugget Theatre opened in 1935 and has operated as Telluride’s year-round movie theatre. Seating 200, this
historic theatre has a rugged, mountain town flavor. With excellent 35mm & 16mm projection and Dolby sound,
it is a mainstay of Festival scheduling.
Opened in 2005, named in memory of philanthropist Michael D. Palm, the Palm theatre is a 30,000 square foot
multi-use performing arts facility located on the Telluride School Campus. Seating 650, the Palm features wide
screen cinema with dual 35 mm projectors, a large format digital projector and surround sound.
This “jewel box” of a theatre was built in 1912. Noted for its turn of the century Venetian roll-up curtain, the Opera
House is the primary venue of the Festival. Most of the world and US premieres occur here. This showcase facility is
also the site of the Festival’s Tributes.
Housed in Town Park, The Werner Herzog Theatre is the Festival’s newest venue - equipped with state of the art visual
and audio capabilities. Opened i​n 2013 to celebrate Telluride Film Festival family member Werner Herzog, the Theatre
houses 650 seats.
PLAY A LEADING ROLE: SPECIAL EVENTS
A Special Event Sponsorship offers association with one of our six exceptional Festival events.
SPECIAL EVENT
Filmmaker Dinner
DESCRIPTION
A special VIP event held in an elegant private home on the eve of the Festival to welcome the festival filmmakers,
actors and special festival honorees (approximately 125 guests).
Opening Night Feed
The Festival kicks off with the popular Opening Night Feed held on Telluride’s historic main street—this party
is the place to see and be seen. The Festival’s passholders, filmmakers, celebrities and guests enjoy a tasty buffet
dinner and complimentary spirits.
Patron Brunch
This beautiful gathering is held for 400-500 Patron Passholders and filmmaker guests at Gray Head. 13,000’
mountain peaks tower over a lavish spread of food and drink, providing the perfect backdrop for mingling with
celebrities, directors, and industry insiders.
Festival Mixer
This private, late afternoon festival mixer offers a fun and informal environment for filmmakers and sponsors to
mingle.
Mid Festival Gathering
Labor Day Picnic
A fun, late-night VIP & celebrity bash held in one of Telluride town’s signature private-homes. An elegant buffet
dinner is served along with select wines, cocktails and a special midnight toast—a favored festival tradition.
The breathtaking vistas of the rugged San Juan Mountains are one of the highlights of this event, held in Telluride’s
Town Park. All passholders and filmmakers are invited to attend the Picnic, which features a buffet lunch and an
all-you-can-eat ice cream sundae bar.
PLAY A LEADING ROLE: PROGRAMS
A Program Sponsorship offers association with official Festival content.
PROGRAM
Brigadoon Lounge
DESCRIPTION
The official lounge venue for the Festival provides a place for guests and passholders to meet and to relax. Festival
program guides, newspapers and local information are provided in this venue. Promotions, product sampling and
demonstrations can be offered here.
Conversations
Each year, several major guest artists are scheduled, with a celebrity moderator, to discuss their work. Past guests
have included Reese Witherspoon, Jon Stewart, Gael Garcia Bernal, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe, Janet Leigh, Robert
McNamara, Michael Moore, Errol Morris, Sean Penn, Salman Rushdie, Stephen Sondheim, Gus Van Sant, & more.
Digital Studio
The Digital Studio is an interactive display area located inside the Brigadoon Hospitality Tent—the hub of the Festival.
TFF’s affluent, visionary and forward-thinking community will delight on discovering the newest digital products and
services in an intimate environment dedicated to product display and demo sessions. Festival-goers may additionally
interact with co-branded festival content that enhances their experience of the festival and that also integrates a digital
brand seamlessly with our community, while further engaging them within your products, services or online community.
Filmmakers of
Tomorrow
Calling Cards,
Great Expectations &
Student Prints
Calling Card series is composed of short films made by emerging filmmakers outside of film school who use their films
as their “calling card” to get their next project started. Filmmakers of Tomorrow series features special, longer films by
students and film artists whose debut visions demonstrate a maturity of style. The Student Prints program features
some of the best student work by potential future film artists from around the world.
Guest Director
The Guest Director Program is a unique feature of Telluride Film Festival, bringing fresh ideas and overlooked films to
the Festival every year. A world-renowned artist or intellectual is invited to serve as a key collaborator in the Festival’s
programming decisions and to curate a selection for the Festival.
Noon Seminars
In an open forum setting, hundreds of Festival attendees converge upon Telluride’s Elks Park to listen to panels of film
industry experts critique and discuss film and the issues facing filmmakers. Past panelists have included Jon Stewart,
Francis Ford Coppola, Gael Garcia Bernal, Penelope Cruz, Clint Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Laura
Linney, William H. Macy, Sean Penn, Meryl Streep, Tilda Swinton, Ted Turner, and many more.
Poster Artist
Each year, we select an artist to produce the poster art for the Festival. The artist is granted much artistic license— the
single requirement is that the word SHOW be worked into the poster art. Artists have included Christian Marclay,
Maira Kalman, Dean Tavoularis, Dave Eggers, Chuck Jones, Dotty Attie, Ed Ruscha, Gary Larson and Dave McKean.
ShowCorps
Our volunteer staff is a cross-section of American life with abounding passion for the Festival and incredible stories to
tell. From high-ranking lawyers, to corporate execs, to college students and work-at-home moms, the 700+ volunteers
are the true heart of the Festival.Your company’s association with this vibrant community will receive some of the best
buzz in town, along with unique branding opportunities.
Tributes
Each year, the Festival recognizes three artists for their significant contribution to the history of world cinema. The
tributees are presented with a Silver Medallion and their stellar careers are honored with a program of clips, a feature
presentation, and often an on-stage interview. Past Tributees include Hilary Swank,Volker Schlondorff, George Clooney,
the Coen Brothers, Robert Redford, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gerard Depardieu, Clint
Eastwood, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Ang Lee, Jack Nicholson, Peter O’Toole, Mickey Rooney, Meryl Streep.
PLAY A LEADING ROLE: EDUCATION
An Education Sponsorship offers a philanthropic opportunity to support the next generation of filmmaking excellence.
EDUCATION
PROGRAM
Student Symposium
City Lights Project
FilmLAB
Film Scholar Program
University Seminars
DESCRIPTION
The Symposium provides college students with immersion in film and critical film discussion. 50 students experience
first-hand the stimulating atmosphere of one of the world’s top festivals, participate in group discussions with
esteemed filmmakers and attend films.
City Lights offers high school students with diverse backgrounds from around the country an innovative learning
opportunity to open their minds to new experiences and viewpoints. Students engage in a pre-festival curriculum
and follow a rigorous schedule of film screenings, critical film discussion and intimate sessions with filmmakers.
Now in it’s seventh year, Telluride Film Festival’s successful program with UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and
Television (UCLA/TFT) gives ten outstanding graduate film students from UCLA/TFT the opportunity to participate
in this exceptional itinerary focused on the art and industry of filmmaking and a VIP experience of the festival.
Launched in 2015, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin at Madison, this program focuses on the fine art
of film writing whereby students will hone critical thinking skills and refine their critique, analysis and composition
around the subject of cinema.
TFF works with university professors who bring their own groups of students to the Festival to provide an extra
dimension to their Festival experience with a special filmmaker led orientation.
2017 SPONSORSHIP TIERS AND BENEFITS
Packages are available from $300K+ to $50K.
Lead Sponsorship Tiers With Associations:
Benefits May Include:
SHOW
Special Benefits
– at the $300K+ level
The “SHOW” presenting level sponsorship is a singular
opportunity and offers an elite level of association with extensive
festival-wide exposure and title recognition. Every mention of
the Telluride Film Festival will also include the “presented by”
credit for your company, along with many exclusive benefits at the
Festival.
PREMIERE – at the $200K+ level
A Premiere sponsorship offers preferred status and second tier
recognition with festival-wide exposure. Your company is awarded
major visibility, exclusive benefits and access throughout the
Festival.
SIGNATURE – at the $125K+ level
A Signature sponsorship offers major benefits and recognition in
association with one of the Festival’s Signature programs, venues,
special events of featured “official” programs and offers category
exclusivity, plus enhanced benefits and access to the Festival.
MAJOR – at the $50K+ level
A Major sponsorship provides custom integration with a program,
venue, special event or education program.
• Association with a venue, program or special event
• Promotional mailing and/or e-blast to Festival list
• Festival Press Releases
• Company press release in Festival press kits
On-Site Promotion
• Signage at sponsored venue, program or special event
• Booth space with digital display and sampling in the Brigadoon
Hospitality Center
• Promotional product distribution to passholders and
filmmakers
• Promotional merchandise/product distribution in Filmmaker,
Patron and SHOWCorps Gift Bags
• Recognition during in-theater announcements
• Opportunity to distribute product in gift bags
• Festival Lanyards
Advertising
• Ad in the official Program Guide
• Ad in the Film Watch supplement, a thorough and insightful
sneak peek into the Festival weekend distributed around
Telluride the day before the Festival begins
• Ad in the Festival Yearbook, a commemorative publication
with a recap of the Festival mailed to all sponsors,
passholders and staff
Brand Recognition
Sponsorship Tiers Without Associations:
FESTIVAL CO-SPONSORSHIPS
A Festival Co-Sponsorship provides shared billing on a program,
venue, special event or education program, if available.
GENERAL
A General sponsorship provides custom integration with our
prestigious film festival environment.
PRODUCT & SERVICES
A Products & Services Sponsorship provides brand visibility for an
in-kind donation.
TELLURIDE BUSINESS FRIENDS
A sponsorship program providing specialized regional exposure
for Colorado-based businesses.
800 Jones Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Tel: 415.216.9187 Fax: 510.665.9589
Email: [email protected]
www.telluridefilmfestival.org
• Logo recognition on the TFF website with link
• Logo recognition in the official Program Guide
• Logo recognition in the commemorative Festival Yearbook
• Logo recognition on the Major Sponsor Banner at Brigadoon
• Recognition on the All Sponsor signboard in Brigadoon
• Logo recognition in a “Thank You” ad in the Film Watch
supplement
• Logo recognition in a “Thank You” ad in the national
publications
• Logo recognition in Festival advertisements
Festival Experience
• Sponsor passes, which provide priority seating at all theaters
plus admission to the Opening Night Feed and Labor Day
Picnic
• Admissions to the Patron Brunch
• Admissions to a special Sponsor Program Review with
Festival Directors
• Admissions to the Patron’s Preview, the first screening of a
Festival film
• Access to event photos
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…there is something unmistakably special and important about the
four-day festival in this beautiful mining-turned-mountain resort town in
Colorado, … and that is the taste of the attendees.
- Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter
DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
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Telluride is a major summer festival and winter ski resort region. The Telluride Film
Festival is a destination event with over 92% of attendees traveling from outside the
area. Our audience is affluent, highly educated, culturally sophisticated and includes
knowledgeable film aficionados, directors, actors, producers, writers, entertainment
executives, industry insiders, tastemakers and thought leaders.
Sundance has swag. Cannes has yachts,
Toronto stars. Telluride has class.
- John Horn, Los Angeles Times
Education
49% Graduate or higher
41% Bachelor
4% Associates
6% High School
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Income
37% >$200k
24% $100,000-$199,999
8% $80,000-$99,999
19% $35,000-$79,999
12% <$35,000
“Telluride came and went with the ease of a cool mountain breeze, but its
reverberations continue. In its gentle, unassuming way, the festival provides one
of the most significant launchpads for new films in the world.”
- A.O. Scott, New York Times
MEDIA COVERAGE
The Telluride Film Festival regularly welcomes representatives from many
distinguished news outlets. Recent festivals attracted such media elite as Justin
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Chang, Scott Feinberg, Scott Foundas, Pete Hammond, John Horn, Leonard Maltin,
Todd McCarthy, Joe Morgenstern, Michael Phillips, A.O. Scott, Chris Tapley and Anne
Thompson and yielded enthusiastic coverage in the Boston Globe, Box Office, Chicago
Public Radio, Chicago Tribune, Daily Candy, Daily Variety, Denver Post, Entertainment
Weekly, The Guardian, Harper’s Bazaar, The Hollywood Reporter, LA Daily News, LA
Times, London Free Press, Men’s Journal, New York Post, New York Times, Newsweek’s Daily
Beast, People Magazine, Reuters, Rocky Mountain News, San Francisco Chronicle, Screen
Daily, Time Out New York, Vanity Fair, W Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post,
Weekly Variety, Entertainment Tonight, and online at many sites including AwardsCircuit.
com, Backstage.com, Cinematical.com, Deadline.com, FilmThreat.com, HuffingtonPost.com,
com, Slate.com, TheEnvelope.com, TheWrap.com, WMagazine.com, Yahoo.com, Variety.
com, and WashingtonPost.com.
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IndieWire.com, LAWeekly.com, LeonardMaltin.com, MSNBC, RogerEbert.com, ScreenDaily.
“Telluride always feels like a Disneyland for adults. It’s a weekend in paradise.
If heaven has a form for cinephiles, it would be Telluride.”
- Alejandro González Iñárritu, director of BIRDMAN
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TELLURIDE FILM FESTIVAL AT A GLANCE
Background
For 43 years, the Telluride Film Festival has built its outstanding reputation through a
stellar selection of international films and guests, intriguing discussions, opportunities
for filmmakers and film lovers to connect, and memorable special events. The intense
schedule, kept secret until Opening Day, consists of debuts, remarkable treasures from
the past, and three major Tributes to guest artists. The Telluride Film Festival is presented
by the National Film Preserve, a nonprofit arts and educational organization.
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Dates
Labor Day Weekend: Friday, September 1 through Monday, September 4, 2017.
Location
Telluride, Colorado. Located in the southwestern corner of the state in the San Juan
Mountains.
Attendance
The Festival is attended by more than 6,500 film buffs, with admissions of over 40,000.
Venues
Programs are presented at ten different screens: one of which is an open air cinema,
three are existing movie theatres, and six are created from the ground up with first
class projection and Dolby Digital sound.
Travel/Lodging
For air travel, lodging reservations and information on the Los Angeles to Telluride
charter, contact Ski.com at 800.921.9463, via email at [email protected],
or visit www.specialeventtravel.com.
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Passes
The Sponsor Pass is provided to those who have made a major contribution to support
the presentation of the festival. It provides all Patron Pass benefits listed below, plus
additional exclusive benefits and recognition.
The Patron Pass provides priority admission to all films, tributes, parties and events of
the festival at all locations. Patrons are guests of honor at the Patron Brunch and also
at the “Patron Preview,” the first screening of an important new film.
The Festival Pass provides admission to all theatres, with the exception of the Sheridan
Opera House where admission to two randomly selected programs is provided, plus the
Opening Night Feed and Labor Day Picnic.
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The Acme Pass provides admission to all film programs in Chuck Jones’ Cinema in the
Mountain Village plus two shows at the in-town venues and the Labor Day Picnic.
The Cinephile Pass provides admission to a special menu made up of the unique and
often unrepeatable programs including classic film restorations, silents, Guest Director
selections, all three Tributes, Late Shows, selected new films and other special programs
plus admission to the Labor Day Picnic.
2016 CORPORATE SPONSORS
SIGNATURE SPONSORS
MAJOR SPONSORS
FESTIVAL SPONSORS
HOSPITALITY PARTNERS
FESTIVAL AUTOMOBILE PARTNER
GENERAL SUPPORT
FESTIVAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Airmega
Away
Bacon’s Heir
BulletProof
Chocolate Twist
The Criterion Collection
Daneson
Dang
Facets Multi-Media
Garrett Popcorn
Gramovox
HalfPops
Herban Essentials
Joya
Justin’s
Lanolips
Lavett & Chin
Loews Regency San Francisco
Made in Nature
Nunzio Saviano
Oogie’s Snacks, LLC
Osmia Organics
P.MAI
Pop Art Snacks
Rad Power Bikes
Rosebud Perfume Company, Inc.
RXBAR
Sentuers d’Orient
Shamanuti
Telula
Tempe Rowe
Thync
Telluride Newspapers